Gang Leader for a Day A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

Name: Gang Leader for a Day A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
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ISBN: 9780143114932

ISBN-10: 014311493X

ISBN-13: 9780143114932

Edition: N/A

Authors: Sudhir Venkatesh, Sudhir Venkatesh

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In this “riveting”(The New York Times) work of nonfiction, a sociologist infiltrates the world of Chicago’s crack-dealing gangs First presented in Freakonomics, the story of a young sociologist who embedded himself in Chicago’s most notorious gang and captured the world’s attention. Gang Leader for a Dayis the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh gained entrance into the lives of a group of drug-dealers and went on to witness—and participate in—events that have rarely been described in print. A brazen, page-turning, and fundamentally honest view of the morally ambiguous, highly intricate, often corrupt struggle to survive in an urban war zone, it is also an emotional and…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.45" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.638

Sudhir Venkatesh is professor of sociology and African American studies at Columbia University and the author of the bestseller Gang Leader for a Day. His writings, stories, and documentaries have appeared in The American Prospect, and on PBS and National Public Radio's This American Life. He lives in New York City.